{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The ban is set to take effect next year and will remain in place until 2030, following a period where ICE awarded a contract for such devices.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-29T16:25:33.234Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-29T15:40:09.461Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T16:25:33.234Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":95,"hype":12,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 68: multiple named sources and official figures cited, but only one independent full report limits corroboration.","critic":"Critic 95: explains context, includes many quotes, clear facts, next steps, and specific figures.","hype":"Hype 12: language is measured; no sensationalism or clickbait."}},"tags":["#California","#GavinNewsom","#LawEnforcement","#Immigration","#ShockGloves"],"entities":["Gavin Newsom","California","ICE","Kevin Johnson","Jim Cooper","LaShae Sharp-Collins"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning police use of shock gloves.","The ban takes effect next year and will last until 2030.","ICE awarded a contract for 6,000 pairs of shock gloves weeks before the ban.","The state Justice Department must study the safety of shock gloves by 2029."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans local, state, and federal law enforcement officers from using shock gloves. The devices deliver electric shocks. This ban will become effective next year and will remain in force until 2030. The law requires California’s Justice Department to study the safety of shock gloves and report its findings to lawmakers by 2029."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The legislation was signed weeks after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded a contract worth nearly $17 million for 6,000 pairs of shock gloves. The Independent reported that Governor Newsom stated, “Trump has put his political interests above the health, safety and livelihood of American families.” The Independent also reported that 17 states with Democratic-led legislatures have passed more than 100 pro-immigrant bills this year, according to an AP analysis."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the law's scope"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Independent reported that the law bans local, state, and federal law enforcement officers. However, Kevin Johnson, a professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, School of Law, told The Independent that courts are likely to rule the state cannot bar federal officers from wearing shock gloves. He stated that such laws likely conflict with the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper also told The Independent that California law enforcement groups broadly opposed the ban, stating that banning shock gloves “really makes no sense” as they are non-lethal tools."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention the nearly $17 million contract ICE awarded for shock gloves. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific contract value or the number of gloves purchased. 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